Pre-Baby Projects

I’m trying to enjoy this season of pregnancy (as much as I can with the incessant nausea still sticking around at 19 weeks…). But one way to view our wonderful January 22 due date is as a deadline of sorts.

There are the obvious pre-baby projects like setting up the nursery that need to happen, and there are those projects that I think will be helpful for our new rhythm and routine of life when it changes forever in 2016.

A few things on the list:

Pay off my truck

Purchase a second baby-friendly vehicle (this might not happen until after baby, but we can start looking once the truck is paid off)

Get a new roof (before hurricane season!)

Wood floors installed throughout the house

Remove sliding glass door in dining room, install french doors

Paint sun room, nursery closets, front porch, nursery closet doors

Paint shutters, front door, trim

Install shelves in the pantry, study and garage to enable us to organize

Go on a REAL vacation!! (Our 5th anniversary is coming up and we’re combining that celebration with a final pre-baby trip, heading up to Vermont to view the fall foliage.)

The goal is to get all of these things done before November. Then November, December and January can be spent keeping up with work (the busiest time of year), enjoying the holidays with family, and resting at home before Baby arrives. I have visions of spending the fall/winter curled up on the couch with a good book, a roaring fire and a warm blanket. (Maybe not the reality of the last few months of pregnancy, but a girl can dream!)